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Stone Hammer Blackened Imperial Pilsner

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Stone Hammer Blackened Imperial Pilsner

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We are proud to present our first official one-off, Stone Hammer Blackened Imperial Pilsner.
Specs for the beer geeks:

ABV 7.8%
IBU 60
OG: 19.5 Plato or 1.084 SG
FG: 5. Plato or 1.0225 SG
SRM: 30

Bittering hops: Magnum
Aroma: Spalter, Czech & US Saaz, Hallertaur
Flavour: Spalter, Czech Saaz
Malt: Pilsner malt with 3 different dark/black malt for colour & flavour

Aroma: Strong notes of coffee & chocolate with underlying caramel & slight pilsner hop
Colour: Opaque dark red to black
Taste: Malt forward with a pleasant touch of heat, followed by a smooth dark chocolate and some notes of spalter hops (spice), nice long lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium body with some pilsner characteristic (clean & refeshing)

Too see which bar has it on when, please keep checking this link:
http://fmbrewery.com/post/31522135886/k ... ur-bar-has[/img]
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Post by Cale »

How about sending a cask to the Judge so we can actually have something other than Macleans and Arkell!

Tis but a dream..

Either way I'm looking forward to trying this out. Heard good things about the last F&M Imperial Pils.
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Post by MatttthewGeorge »

He had the choice, but Bill wanted it on draught, not cask. Sorry.
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I'm actually heading down to C'est What for lunch today - is it only going to be available tonight for the festival, or is it already tapped, do you think?
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The ad says Hamilton at the Judge so let us hope this comes to fruition. I dont feel like traveling to try this one but I may if I have to. Guelph is only 40 mins.
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Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier Jeff, but I'm thinking the cask would be tapped tonight, however I could be wrong.

@SteelbackGuy, as I am the rep. for Hamilton I can 100% guarantee that the Winking Judge is getting a 58L of this. However since Bill is in Italy until the end of the month he is not taking the keg until September 28. When he puts it on after that, well you'll just have to ask him!
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MatttthewGeorge wrote:Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier Jeff, but I'm thinking the cask would be tapped tonight, however I could be wrong.

@SteelbackGuy, as I am the rep. for Hamilton I can 100% guarantee that the Winking Judge is getting a 58L of this. However since Bill is in Italy until the end of the month he is not taking the keg until September 28. When he puts it on after that, well you'll just have to ask him!

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Missed it unfortunately, but hopefully I'll catch it again. Sounds excellent though, and great to see you guys doing more beers than your (already tasty) standards.
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JeffPorter wrote:Missed it unfortunately, but hopefully I'll catch it again. Sounds excellent though, and great to see you guys doing more beers than your (already tasty) standards.
Keep checking this link to see when other bars in your area get it:
http://fmbrewery.com/post/31522135886/k ... ur-bar-has

So far the reviews have been overly positive, and our brewer George is ecstatic. However to be honest this will most likely not be brewed again for a very long time (for starters, we're at capacity; secondly management wasn't too keen on doing this in the first place) so grab a pint while you can!
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Matthew -

Darnit! I was on College last night, and could've slipped into the Cloak.

I'm going to try to grab a pint this week, but sad to hear that it might not be brewed again, at least for a while.

I've always enjoyed the Dark and Pilsner (especially at Hillside) as well as beers like the Maple Red. Hopefully you guys will get to the point where you can spare a fermenter for one-offs and seasonals, I think you guys could do some great things - cheers!
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Post by Belgian »

I went around 3 places where it was 'available' and it wasn't available.

Well. I'm excited.
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I had it at Volo on Friday night, great stuff
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Belgian wrote:I went around 3 places where it was 'available' and it wasn't available.

Well. I'm excited.
Where?

Each bar listed only received one 20 or 58L keg. Some have already gone through it, some haven't even gotten theirs yet. It's not up to us when they tap it. We've asked each of them to let us know when it's tapped (and out) so that we can tweet it, and put it on our website via the link I have provided.
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@kickoff NOW!

Fantastic beer. Get it if you can!
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